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Mad Travelers: Reflections on the Reality of Transient Mental Illnesses

A Paperback edition by Ian Hacking in English (Nov 8, 2002)

Mad Travelers by Ian Hacking

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Short Description: Hacking tells the fascinating tale of Albert Dadas, a native of France's Bordeaux region and the first diagnosed mad traveler. Dadas suffered from a strange compulsion that led him... Read more

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